Father and son were on way from family function when accident occurred

Updated 7:55 am, Monday, February 20, 2012

MILTON — A 6-year-old boy died in a car accident late Saturday after his father failed to stop at an intersection, according to State Police.

Tyler McIntyre died from his injuries hours after Scott McIntyre crashed his 2008 Mercury sedan into another car at the intersection of Route 29 and Murray Road, police said.

Police said the accident occurred at 11 p.m., when Scott McIntyre, 34, of Rensselaer, was driving east on Murray Road when he came to the stop sign, but failed to yield to another car driving on Route 29 that had the right of way.

The boy was pronounced dead at Saratoga Hospital at 2:09 a.m. Their were a total of six people in both cars, all of whom were taken to a hospital, police said. Tyler McIntyre is the only victim of the crash who suffered serious injuries.

Investigators at the State Police's Saratoga barracks, which handled the investigation, did not return calls seeking comment Sunday.

Kathleen Kemenash, Scott McIntyre's mother and Tyler's grandmother, said the pair were the only people in her son's car. Kemenash said her son and grandson were returning from a family function in Saratoga when the accident occurred.

Kemenash said her son suffered a concussion and leg injuries that will require crutches. When contacted by phone Sunday afternoon, Kemenash only spoke briefly, saying the family was still in shock over the accident and trying to cope with her grandchild's death.